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Peter Sterne / Capital New York:
At Gawker meeting, Denton says editorial must take business and advertising concerns into consideration — The ‘Gawker tax’ is getting too high, Denton tells his staff — Gawker Media is a business. — That's the message that C.E.O. Nick Denton had for his editorial employees yesterday …
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Guardian, Fortune, @jayrosen_nyu, @antderosa, @tylercoates, @raju, @petersterne, @paulszoldra, @mathewi, @hadas_gold, @jayrosen_nyu, @leonlazaroff, @patrickcoffee, @clarajeffery, @leahfinnegan and @petersterne
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Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
Drama at Gawker and Reddit reflects practical limits of absolute freedom of expression, even for native Internet companies that have opposed self-censorship — Limits at Gawker? Rules at Reddit? Wild West Web Turns a Page — Facing the abrupt resignations of two of his top editors …
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Guardian, Vox, @adamweinstein, @mattbuchanan, @jonathanmahler, The New Republic, Slate and CNBC
Hadas Gold / Politico:
New York Times denies Nick Denton's claim that reporters' beats are changed to satisfy advertisers
New York Times denies Nick Denton's claim that reporters' beats are changed to satisfy advertisers
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@hadas_gold and @petersterne
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Rupert Murdoch said to have asked Roger Ailes to back off Trump coverage, took to social media when Ailes refused — Rupert Murdoch Wants to Stop Donald Trump, But First He's Got to Rein In Roger Ailes — Has Fox News spun out of the media mogul's control? — Shares
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New York Times, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, @gabrielsherman, @mlcalderone, @amychozick, The Daily Caller and Fox News
Todd Spangler / Variety:
AP to Put Nearly 17,000 Hours of Archival News Footage on YouTube — News org, together with British Movietone, aims to promote licensing deals with filmmakers for video segments — The Associated Press is uploading more than 550,000 video clips to YouTube — covering news events dating back to 1895 …
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ap.org, Guardian, FishbowlNY, The Independent, Associated Press, @niemanlab, Poynter, 9to5Google, City A.M., The Next Web, Broadcasting & Cable and Jezebel
Steven Perlberg / Wall Street Journal:
Bill Simmons to host weekly series on HBO debuting next year, deal includes work with HBO Sports, video podcasts and other digital platforms — Bill Simmons Lands at HBO — Bill Simmons, the well-known “sports guy” who departed ESPN amid clashes with the network's top brass, has found his next perch: HBO.
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New York Times, TVNewser, Re/code, Adweek, SI.com, The Wrap, Broadcasting & Cable, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, Talking Points Memo, Financial Times and Poynter
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
ESPN, Already Battling Rising Costs, Faces a Talent Drain
ESPN, Already Battling Rising Costs, Faces a Talent Drain
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TVNewser
John Temple / First Look Media:
John Temple, president of Pierre Omidyar's First Look, is leaving after a year to focus on personal work and life — My Job Is Done — The time has come for me to leave First Look. The company has reached a place where I feel comfortable putting the call of my own projects and my need for more personal time first.
Washpostpr / Washington Post:
The Washington Post files UN petition seeking Jason Rezaian's immediate release — The Washington Post has filed an urgent action petition with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention asserting numerous violations of international law and seeking the immediate release of Post Tehran correspondent Jason Rezaian.
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Washington Post, Washington Post, The Hill, Guardian, Poynter and The Wrap
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Spotify signs deal with electronic music site Beatport to bring over music and video content — Spotify Gains Access to Beatport Music and Videos — Spotify has struck a deal with the electronic music site Beatport that will bring it new music and video content, the latest step …
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The Rhapsody Blog, VentureBeat and Variety
Facebook Media:
Facebook now lets Page owners restrict their videos' audience by age and gender, add custom video thumbnails, and label videos based on interest categories — Customization and Control: New Tools for Video Publishers — We're building tools to help video publishers grow their businesses on Facebook …
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The Verge, Search Engine Journal, The Next Web, SocialTimes, BetaNews, Marketing Land, Mashable, The Next Web and VentureBeat
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
LeBron James' production company, SpringHill Entertainment, is forming a production partnership with Warner Bros. for movies, TV, and digital work — LeBron James Takes Shot With Warner Bros. — Basketball star, Maverick Carter form partnership with Time Warner unit to make movies, TV shows
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The Wrap, Forbes and Business Insider
BBC:
Andy Coulson ordered to pay £150,000 prosecution costs — Andy Coulson served five months of an 18-month sentence in jail — Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been ordered to pay £150,000 prosecution costs after his 2014 conviction for phone hacking.
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
E.W. Scripps Acquires Podcast Network Midroll Media — The boom in podcasting over the last year has made an impact on one Hollywood company. — Midroll Media, which operates an advertising network for podcasts including WTF with Marc Maron and Nerdist, has been acquired for an undisclosed price by E.W. Scripps Co.
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Broadcasting & Cable, NetNewsCheck Latest, KSHB-TV and Financial Times
Mary Carolan / The Irish Times:
The Irish Times asks for injunction to stop Murdoch's The Times from using similar name in its forthcoming Irish edition — Trademark of ‘The Irish Times’ could be ‘blurred and diluted’ — Newspaper wants injunctions restraining use of the words ‘The Times Irish Edition’
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Guardian and Independent.ie